Prepared roofing and means for making same



July 26, 1932. H. c. KOCH- PREPARED fidoFING AND MEANS FOR MAKING SAME Filed Sept. 25, 1929 2 Sheets-Sheet July 26,1932. H. c. KOCH 1,868,751

PREPARED ROOFING AND MEANS FOR MAKING SAME Filed Sept. 25, 1929 Patented July 26,1932 i UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE HENRY C. KOCH, OF CHICAGO; ILLINOIS PREPARED noorme AND MEANS non MAKING- SAME- Application filed September 25, 1929'. Serial No. 395,146.

This invention relates in general to the protus which will feed a strip of roofing mateduction of shingle strips of composite material continuously over the bed of the machine, rial and has more particular reference to shade the material by spraying a paint or like means for and method of providing a plusubstance along a vari-directional line, slit rality of individual shingles from a conthe strip longitudinally intermediate its ends, I

tinuous strip of roofing material. cut the two strips between the shaded portion This invention is an improvement of the to provide complementary strips, each of apparatus described and claimed in my cowhich will have shaded edges, the parts of the gending application, Serial No. 158,354, filed machine being properly synchronized so that ecember 31, 1926. all the shingles will be the exact same size and One of the principal commercial objections shape, and will have a shade line of the same to prepared roofing of this type is that the breadth. strips, when arranged on a roof or similar A still further object is to provide a shingle surface, on account of the thinness and unimade from roofing material, such as treated form texture of the strips, present a fiat unfelt and the like, which has a shaded marginal interesting aspect and detract from the apedge so that the individual shingles will have peamnce f th b ildi on whi h th y are the appearance of being considerably thicker used, It has been proposed to accent the up than the material from which they are made,

' posed and configurated edge of shingle strips or give the appearance that they are individ- 39 in order to relieve the flatmonotonous apually mouldedshingles. pearance of shingles of this type, and an im- Other objects and advantages will appear portant object of mypresent inventionis to g }1 he progress of the following produce a shingle strip havinga shaded edge p cification. 4

portion and to "provide, an apparatus for pro- The lIlVGIltlOn comprises in general an apducing such a shingle at low cost and in large Pamtlls Which t nually feeds a strip of numbers d if i roofing material across the bed of the ma Another object of the invention is to proh d I HGIS are provided for convide an apparatus for cutting a plurality of tlnuously feeding the strip from a roll, which shingles from a, strip and a, shaoL. 1S revolub'ly supported 011 one end. of the owed vari-directional line on the strip, prior chlne. A prlnting or spraying device is to the shingle cutting operation. interposed between the end feed rollers and Another object is to provide a method'for the roll of material to paint or otherwise" marking and cutting a plurality of shingles form the shaded portion in vari-directional from a, continuous trip of roofing material lines 011 strip. After the shade lines are 35 and consists in painting or marking variformed on the strip, the strip is divided longidirectional lines on a continuously moving tudmally y means Ofa rcuttelheads stripof roofing material, slitting the strip are arranged forwardly of the slitter to cut longitudinally, then cutting the strips along each of the two strips along vari-directional a vari-directional line exactly in the center llncs, substantially in the center of the shade of the painted or marked line, and finally cutlines, So that the individual strips will have ting each of the strips transversely and inde complementary flanges and recesses, each pendently in regularsequence. complementary edge having a shaded por- Another object is to provide an apparatus tion. End cutters are provided for succes-. for and the method of providing a stri of sively cutting the strips in regular sequence. roofing material with a shadowed line of a The accompanying drawings illustrate a contrasting color, so that the design on each selected embodiment of the invention and the of the shingle strips may be accentuated when views are as follows i the shingle strips are assembled in position on Fig. 1 is a longitudinal sectional view a roof. showing the improved apparatus;

50 A further object is to provide an appara Fig. 2 is a detailed top plan view thereof;

Fig. 3 is a detailed sectional view taken throu h the machine showing the means for providing a shade line on the main strip;

Fig. 4 is a detailed elevation of the roller through which the material is sprayed for providing the shade line on the strip;

Fig. 5 is a detailed sectional view on the line 5-5 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 6 is a detailed plan view of the strip showing the manner in which the strip is shaded and cut to provide individual shinles; g Fig. 7 is a detailed perspective view of the strip showing the manner in which the 5 cut shingles are carried from the machine;

' and Fig. 8' is a top plan view of an improved shingle.

The present machine shown in the drawings comprises a stand or frame 2, having a bed 3. A bracket is rigidly connected to one end of the machine and supports a roll of roofing material 5. A plurality of feed. rollers 6 are revolubly mounted on the machine and are provided with gears 7, which mesh with a chain of gears 8. These chain gears are driven through the medium of a belt driven means 9.

A rotary drum 10 is supported by the frame and is interposed between the end feed roller 6 and the roll of felt material 5. This drum is provided with a gear 11, which has meshing relation with the chain of gears 8 to rotate the drum. A continuous belt 12 is carried by a-plurality of rollers 13 and has contacting relation with the drum 10. This drum is provided with a plurality of slots 14, which coincide with a vari-directional line of a prethe drum 10 and the belt 12, as clearly shown in Fig. 3, to insure the material being in close contact with the drum during the spraying operation. A wiper 18 is operatively arranged inside of the drum and has contacting relation with the inside walls thereof to wipe off the excess paint, which is sprayed through the slots 14 and onto the felt 5. A tray 19 is operatively arranged inside of the drum 10 and adjacentthe wiper 18 to catch the excess paint material, which is wiped from the inside of the drum by the wiper 18.

" The material then flows into a drip pan 20 which is arranged outside of the frame and returns by gravity to the source of supply.

During the feeding operation of the strip 5, the felt is painted with varirdirectional shaded lines 21.

the cutter heads. A plurality of removable adjustably mounted blades 32 are mounted on the heads 28 and 29 to cut the strips. 26 and 27 along the line 33 of the shaded line 21 to divide the strips 26 and 27 into narrower.

strips 34 and 35, respectively. These cutter heads are of the type shown and disclosed in my co-pending application, Serial No. 259,770, filed March 7, 1928.

An end cutter 36 is mounted on a shaft37, which carries a gear 38 having meshing relation with the chain of gears 8. Knives or blades 39 are mounted on arms 40 and cut the two strips 34 and the two strips 35, transversely of the strips along the lines 41, Fig. 6, to provide shingles 42 having shadowed edges 43. The blades 39 are staggered and cut each of the narrower strips successively in regular sequence.

I A plurality of conveyer belts 44 having contacting relation with weighted rollers 45 are provided for carrying. the cut shingles off the machine. These belts travel faster than the moving strip 6 to accelerate removal of the shingles from the machine, and to provide a slight tension on the strips prior to the end cutting operation. 1

The general construction of the. machine and the manner in which the shingles arecut and fed from the bed of the machine, is clearly shown and disclosed in the aforesaid copending application, Serial No. 158,354, filed December 31, 1926. a

Rollers 46 may be suitably journaled in the frame and have contacting relation with the belt 12, Fig- 3, to assist in maintaining the strip tightly against the drum.

The improved machine provides means for painting a vari-directional lineor lines on a strip of shingle material, cutting the strip into other strips intermediate the shaded lines to provide a plurality of shingles, each of which has a shaded marginal edge of the same width. The slotted drumis operatively connected to the machine and geared with themain driving mechanism so that the cutter heads and other operating elements will be properly synchronized. The manner in which the quick drying material is sprayed insures that the strip is painted or shaded according to a predetermined design. The endless belt construction keeps the material tightly against the drum at all times and prevents the quick drying material from leaking about the slots and around the outside of the drum. The excess material which is' sprayed is gathered and returned to the source of supply.

Changes may be made in the form, construction and arrangement of the parts without departing. from the spirit of the invenv tion, or sacrificing any of the advantages thereof, and the right is hereby reserved to make all such changes as fairly fall'within the scope of the following claims.

The invention is hereby claimed as follows 1. In a machine for making shingles from a strip of roofing material comprising a rotary drum, a belt engaging said drum,

means for feeding a strip of shingle material between said belt and drum, means for spray- 2. In a machine for making shingles from a strip of roofing material comprising'means for applying a contrasting color on said strip along a vari-directional line of a pre-determined width, and means for cutting said strip longitudinally at said.line.-

3. In a machine for making shingles from a strip of roofing material com rising means for spraying a shadow line 0 a pre-determined design and width, and means for cutting said strip at the center of said line to provide strips having complementary designed and shadowed edges.

4. In a machine for making shingles from a strip of roofing material comprlsmg a rotary drum, a belt engaging said drum, -means for feeding a strip of shingle material between said belt and drum, means for spraying a quick drying material through said drum and onto said strip and providing a shadow line of a predetermined design on 7 said strip, a wiper arranged inside of said drum and extending longitudinally thereof to wipe off excess material from the inside walls of said drum, a longitudinally inclined tray arranged under said wiper and having an end extending through the end of the drum for catching the excess material wiped from the drum by the wiper, and a receiving member under the projecting end of said tray forreturning the excess material to its source ofsupply.

5. An apparatus for making individual shingles from a strip of roofing material comprising means for feeding the strip along a predetermined path, means for applying a plurality of colored-shadow lines longitudinally of said strip and between the outer edges of said strip, means for slitting said moving strip longitudinally intermediate at I least a pair of shadow lines to provide narrower strips each having at least one shadow line, and means for slitting said narrower strips longitudinally at the center of each shadow line to divide said narrower strips into still narrower strips, and a cutter for cutting each of said still narrower strips singly and transversely of the strips to form shingles of a predetermined length. 6. An apparatus for making shingles from a strip of roofing material comprising means i for feeding the strip to move along a predetermined path, means for applying coloring to one face of said strip between the outer edges of said strip to provide a plurality of longitudinally extending vari-directional lines of a predetermined width, slitting means for severing the moving strip longitudinally between the shadow lines to provide two stri s each having a shadow line, cutting means or cutting each strip longitudinally at the center of the vari-directional shadow line to divide said strips into a plurality of shingle strips, each shingle strip having a straight marginal edge and a varidirectional shadow edge, the width of the vari-directional shadow edge being one-halfthe width of the first named shadow line, and

and cutting means for cutting each shingle strip singly and transversely to form shingles of a predetermined'width.

In witness whereof have hereunto subscribed my name.

" HENRY'C. KOCH. 

